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CHFS: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, the Silent Killer Properly Working Home Heating Devices and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Save Lives By Barbara Fox/Julianne Hatton Frankfort, KY - With recent temperatures below freezing, the Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), wants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning (CO). "Carbon monoxide poisonings are more likely during colder weather, so it is very important that Kentucky residents make sure their heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order," said Rebecca Gillis, director of the DPH Division of Public Health Protection and Safety. Since 2011, Kentucky law has required CO detectors in newly constructed one and two-family dwellings, townhomes less than three stories, apartment buildings, dormitories, adult/child care facilities and assisted living facilities which contain a fuel-burning-appliance or an attached garage. In Kentucky, carbon monoxide poisoning sends over 200 people per year to the emergency room, according to data from the Kentucky's Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. Data from the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program tells us that an average of 17 Kentuckians die every year from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. These deaths and trips to the emergency room for carbon monoxide poisoning are preventable when people are prepared. DPH's mission is to improve the health and safety of people in Kentucky through prevention, promotion and protection. Officials at DPH strongly encourage residents to follow these guidelines below to prevent injury, illness or death: Carbon Monoxide Safety
More information about carbon monoxide poisoning can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at https://www.cdc.gov/co/default.htm and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/464.pdf. This story was posted on 2020-01-27 07:06:38
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